Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... length ; the smallest side passed into the rump , in such a manner that the ring of the iron wire was under the sternum ; he then passed a wire into each claw , so that the extremities of the wire united to pass into the little ring ...
... length ; the smallest side passed into the rump , in such a manner that the ring of the iron wire was under the sternum ; he then passed a wire into each claw , so that the extremities of the wire united to pass into the little ring ...
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... length of either end , the neck ; if we take a small glass stopper , and push it , with the head uppermost , to the end of the purse , its neck representing the cervical vertebræ , we have the precise situation of the animal : to pursue ...
... length of either end , the neck ; if we take a small glass stopper , and push it , with the head uppermost , to the end of the purse , its neck representing the cervical vertebræ , we have the precise situation of the animal : to pursue ...
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... length , to form an oval of it , smaller than the hand ; twist the two ends together , leaving one of them a little shorter than the other , then , measuring the iron by the skinned tail , we cut it the same length , independent of the ...
... length , to form an oval of it , smaller than the hand ; twist the two ends together , leaving one of them a little shorter than the other , then , measuring the iron by the skinned tail , we cut it the same length , independent of the ...
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... length of our proceedings ; a little practice will enable any body to prepare and mount a quad- ruped , the size of a fox , in four or five hours . M. Nicolas skins quadrupeds by the back ; he unites the wires of the extremities to that ...
... length of our proceedings ; a little practice will enable any body to prepare and mount a quad- ruped , the size of a fox , in four or five hours . M. Nicolas skins quadrupeds by the back ; he unites the wires of the extremities to that ...
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... length the same as that of the animal , to go perpendicularly from the shoulders as far as the connection of the thighs to the os pubis . We pierce a hole on the surface of the plank , three inches distant from one of its ends , and ...
... length the same as that of the animal , to go perpendicularly from the shoulders as far as the connection of the thighs to the os pubis . We pierce a hole on the surface of the plank , three inches distant from one of its ends , and ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebræ chopped flax claws collection colours cork cotton countries cover crustacea dried eggs enamel Engravings eyes fasten feathers feet fish flesh flower forceps fresh water fruits Geography head hole inches incision insects introduce iron wire Jardin du Roi larvæ layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MEMOIRS method middle mount birds mounted Museum Natural History naturalists neck nests objects opening operation oval pack paper pass Pennine Alps piece pincers plank plants Plates Poem precaution prepared preserve Price procure put into spirits quadrupeds ROBERT SOUTHEY round separate shell skeleton skin species specimens spines spirits of turpentine spirits of wine stuffed tail tail-bearer Taxidermy thick thighs tion travellers tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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